ENGL 345 Lecture Notes - Heather Mchugh, Monorhyme, Ghazal
5 Dec 2012
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Traditionally, it"s a form of short, lyrical poetry. it originates in the later 7th century. Popular in music, especially in urdu, turkish, persian and arabic. The metre is up to the poet, but there are usually between 5-15 lines. Written in closed couplets; they are able to be rearranged without damaging the poem. They put in their name in the last line (or an alias) Even the rain is repeated at the end of the first two couplets, and then the second line of every couplet. When it"s in persian, it is correct, but translating it doesn"t work. Anti-ghazal; each of the couplets is so closed it could be its own poem. It"s formless; there"s no set rhyme/meter at all. Monorhyme = the word is exactly the same, it"s not just that it rhymes. Mostly iambic/14 syllables with a few exceptions. She uses her name in the last stanza.
